Erosion der betrieblichen Mitbestimmung – Welche Rolle spielt der Strukturwandel?

Peter Ellguth and Rainer Trinczek

WSI-Mitteilungen, 2016, vol. 69, issue 3, 172-182

Abstract: In recent years, a decline in collective bargaining has been observed in Germany, and in addition a decline in codetermination – the former stronghold of the German dual system of employment relations. While interest was previously focused on industry-level agreements, it has become clear that the institution of the works council is also losing in significance. This decline has taken place almost exclusively in medium-sized establishments where a works council is neither a rare exception nor a matter of fact. We analyse the decline of workers’ representation between 1998 and 2014 on the basis of data from the IAB Establishment Panel. Decomposition techniques are used to answer the question to what extent structural changes are responsible for the downward trend. The results show that only a small part of the decline can be explained by differences in establishment characteristics, such as branch composition. What becomes clear though is the great importance of collective bargaining agreements for the existence of a works council.

Date: 2016
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DOI: 10.5771/0342-300X-2016-3-172

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